Game board



March 13, 1945.

J. R. TRIMBLE' GAME BOARD Filed'Jan 29, 1945 INVE NTOI-l PLAYS LEFT INEACH QUARTER Patented Mar. 13, 1945 GAME BOARD James R. Trimble,Pittsburgh, Pa., assignor to Stars On Stripes Games (30., Inc.,Pittsburgh, Pa.', a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 29,1943, Serial No. 473,918 1 Claim. (01. 273-136) My invention relates togame boards, and more particularly to those of the so-called parlor gametype, wherein markers are employedto indicate the progress of a game andscore-producing elements such as dice are employed.

One object of my invention is to provide a game board of the typereferred to which is of such form that it can readily be used with atable or stand and will be held against sliding on a table top withwhich it is used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a gameboard which, althoughmade of lightweight materials, will be adequately stiffened andstrengthened against damage under the stress of use.

Still another object of my invention is to pro-v vide an improved mannerof supporting pegs on the board to indicate the progress of a game.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a plan view of the game board;Fig. 2 is an inverted view thereof, on a reduced scale; Fig. 3 is asectional view on a still further reduced scale, showing the manner inwhich the board will be supported upon a table or stand, and Fig. 4 is afragmentary perspective view showing a modification.

As shown in the accompanying drawing, the board may be formed ofcardboard, plywood, thin metal, or other suitable material. The boardcomprises a top sheet 4 which in this instance is imprinted or paintedto represent a football playing field, and also containing therepresentation of a score board together with certain other in-.

dicia to represent the progress of a game. In playing the game, dice arerolled upon the score board and comparison or reference of the numbersor dots appearing on the dice is made with A brace or stiffener 8 ismounted on the under- 7 side of the top sheet 4, it being of lessvertical dimension than the edge strips 9 that are also secured to thetop sheet 4, so that the brace or the edges of the table top and thusserve as stop elements to hold the board from being slidably displacedfrom the table top.- The member 8 serves to stiffen the top sheet andsupport it against sagging pressure exerted thereon during playing ofthe game.

Braces H are secured to the underside of the top sheet 4 and to the edgepieces 9. These members H may be of wood,'metal or other suitablematerial, and are of a depth or vertical dimension corresponding to thatof the elements, to

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supporting element 8 will rest upon the table top in while the edgepieces 9 will extend down along The form of game board shown isparticularly useful where the boards are to be made of several feet inlength and width, for use by groups of players.

In Figure 4 I show a portion of a game board which is a modification ofthe structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3. A sheet I3 which may be of cloth orother flexible material that can be rolled or folded, has the playingfield imprinted thereon. A block I 4 is glued or otherwise secured tothe sheet 13 and has imprinted thereon the scoring and progress-of-gamedata as in Fig. 1. Also, holes are provided therein for the pegs 6.Strings I5 are provided whereby the sheet I3 can be to the corners of atable.

I claim as my invention: A game board comprising a top sheet that tiedserves as a field of play, depending edge pieces at the edges of thesheet, in position to engage the edge of a table top upon which theboardmay be placed, diagonally-extending spacer elements engaging theunder side of the sheet, at each corner thereof, and a spacer elementengaging the under side of the sheet, adjacent to the mid area thereof,the said spacer elements being of lesser vertical dimension than theedge pieces, and positioned to support the top sheet in verticallyspaced relation to a table top. I

' JAMES R. TRIMBLE. I

